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Ethnic and Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement and in Dispositions towards the Study of Mathematics
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Birenbaum, Menucha; Nasser, Fadia – Learning and Instruction, 2006
The study examined the effects of gender and ethnicity on mathematics achievement on a national test and on dispositions (attitudes, perceived parental expectations, effort, and help) towards the study of mathematics of a representative sample of Jewish and Arab eighth graders in Israel. The results indicated a large ethnic gap in achievement in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Student Attitudes
Modeling Mathematics Achievement of Jewish and Arab Eighth Graders in Israel: The Effects of Learner-Related Variables
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Nasser, Fadia; Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2005
This study examined a structural model of mathematics achievement of 2 culturally different groups of Jewish and Arab 8th graders in terms of 5 learner-related variables, namely, gender, epistemological beliefs, self-efficacy, attitudes, and mathematics anxiety. Multigroup structural modeling analysis indicated that the goodness of fit of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Anxiety
Large-Scale Diagnostic Assessment: Mathematics Performance in Two Educational Systems
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Birenbaum, Menucha; Nasser, Fadia; Tatsuoka, Curtis – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2005
A diagnostic methodology for large-scale assessment was employed to compare performance on a national test in mathematics of representative samples of Jewish and Arab 8th graders in Israel in order to shed light on a previously identified large achievement gap between these 2 populations. The results revealed significant differences between the 2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gap, Measurement
On Agreement of Diagnostic Classifications from Parallel Subtests: Score Reliability at the Micro Level.
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And Others; Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The agreement of diagnostic classifications from two parallel subtests assessing a mathematics skill with three levels of scoring was studied with 431 Arab Israeli 10th graders. Results indicate that, even when parallel form reliability is high, less agreement is apparent when performance is evaluated at the micro level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arabs, Classification, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods
Effects of Gender and Ethnicity on Students' Perceptions of Mathematics and Language Study.
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Birenbaum, Menucha; Kraemer, Roberta – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1992
An Israeli study investigated high school students' perceptions of mathematics, English, Hebrew, and Arabic. A questionnaire measured affect, worth, gender typing, and perceived attributes contributing to success in each subject. Results indicated ethnicity more than gender affected students' perception of subject matter. (SM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Cultural Influences, English
Gender and Ethnic-Group Differences in Causal Attributions for Success and Failure in Mathematics and Language Examinations.
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Birenbaum, Menucha; Kraemer, Roberta – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1995
Examines gender and ethnic differences among Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel with respect to their causal attributions for success and failure in mathematics and language examinations. Results from 333 ninth graders show larger effects of ethnicity than of gender, with effects more pronounced in success than in failure attributions.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Arabs, Comparative Analysis